diff --git a/fs/anon_inodes.c b/fs/anon_inodes.c
index e4b75d6eda83..9bd4b3876c99 100644
--- a/fs/anon_inodes.c
+++ b/fs/anon_inodes.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static struct inode *anon_inode_mkinode(void)
 	 * that it already _is_ on the dirty list.
 	 */
 	inode->i_state = I_DIRTY;
-	inode->i_mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
+	inode->i_mode = S_IFREG | S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR;
 	inode->i_uid = current_fsuid();
 	inode->i_gid = current_fsgid();
 	inode->i_flags |= S_PRIVATE;